just recieved my dagger

[rieny]

Hi David, the crossguards were always handfitted to the handle, I think this is what you are seeing.

Yes, it was hand fitted, and i think a hand fitted handle on a high leaders sa dagger should fit much much better.

I agree with David Fettes an tobau.

Thats just my personal opinion from collecting daggers for over 10 years. i have done a replacement of a grip in the past as i was 23 years old. now i am 32. it fitted better than this one and was my first and last replaced handle on a sa-dagger ever and not a work i do everyday. and not for a high leaders dagger in the period of the 3.reich!!!

sorry for my poor english i hope you guys understand what i mean.

greetings rieny

[JR.]

My understanding was that SA & SS Damascus blades were not true Damascus, but actually drop forged first, and then the pattern acid etched into them. Where as say a Damascus Army or Luft blade were true Damascus pieces and made as the gentleman described earlier in this thread. Can someone clarify this for us ? Are these Political Damascus dagger blades, true Damascus all the way through ?

[David48]

Carl Eickhorn was the sole manufacturer of the 1938 SA high leaders honour dagger that was fitted
with a true Damascus steel blade. On most examples there is evidence of hand chasing to the
oak leaf veins and accents.

[rob NL]

Yes, it was hand fitted, and i think a hand fitted handle on a high leaders sa dagger should fit much much better.

I agree with David Fettes an tobau.

Thats just my personal opinion from collecting daggers for over 10 years. i have done a replacement of a grip in the past as i was 23 years old. now i am 32. it fitted better than this one and was my first and last replaced handle on a sa-dagger ever and not a work i do everyday. and not for a high leaders dagger in the period of the 3.reich!!!

sorry for my poor english i hope you guys understand what i mean.

greetings rieny

Hello Rieny,

There are many Honor daggers out there that have a bad fit on the grip and crossguards, you can see them in all of the dagger books.

[rieny]

Yes thats right, there are a lot of fakes in books